{
    "term": "texture",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the way a surface, substance or piece of cloth feels when you touch it, for example how rough, smooth, hard or soft it is",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the soft texture of velvet"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She uses a variety of different colours and textures in her wall hangings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The method used will vary with the soil texture and climate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cloth was rough in texture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the gritty texture of sand"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the movie's stunning visual texture"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dense", "firm", "thick"],
                "verb + texture": ["have", "feel", "add"],
                "preposition": ["in texture", "with a… texture"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the way food or drink tastes or feels in your mouth, for example whether it is rough, smooth, light, heavy, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The two cheeses were very different in both taste and texture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The white beans give the soup a wonderful creamy texture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The coffee is well balanced, with great depth of flavour and a rich, velvety texture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sponge cakes have a light texture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the chewy texture of Portobello mushrooms"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dense", "firm", "thick"],
                "verb + texture": ["have", "feel", "add"],
                "preposition": ["in texture", "with a… texture"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the way that different parts of a piece of music or literature are combined to create a final impression",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the rich texture of the symphony"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a piece of music with a dense choral texture"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dense", "firm", "thick"],
                "verb + texture": ["have", "feel", "add"],
                "preposition": ["in texture", "with a… texture"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtekstʃə(r)/",
                "audio": "te/texture/texture__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtekstʃər/",
                "audio": "te/texture/texture__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting a woven fabric or something resembling this): from Latin textura ‘weaving’, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere."
}